UPPER HANDS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

upper hands

noun

plural of upper hand

as in advantages

the more favorable condition or position in a competition finally gained the upper hand in the argument

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For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Through two games, the Sun Devils have turned those advantages into one of the most explosive offenses in college football.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

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In places at low to moderate risk of fire, along the edges of flat valleys and lazy hills, growth in the FAIR Plan is ballooning, and it is being used to underwrite new suburban development.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
That cab wore the rough, unmodernized edges of the classic 70 series that still plays by the old rules of off-roading in those countries that so allow.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

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